California Archives - Killing the Buddha

A Murderer and a Saint

By Laura Turner | August 3, 2015

Father Junipero Serra, the missions, and me.

Waiting For Facts

By Kaya Oakes | March 26, 2014

The shakeup in Berkeley’s Catholic community.

Color and Consciousness

By Kaya Oakes | August 1, 2013

Bruce Reyes-Chow curates tough, necessary conversations about race.

7 Habits of a Highly Effective Philosopher

By Nathan Schneider | July 12, 2013

Life lessons from the Christian apologist William Lane Craig.

This Post Means Nothing

By Nathaniel Page | December 14, 2011

Readers may have been surprised to find that Killing the Buddha did not feature a blog post about the nativity scene fracas in Santa Monica, wherein atheists acquired and used…

The Queer Smithsonian?

By Becky Garrison | March 2, 2011

During my recent stay in San Francisco, I happened into the press opening for the GLBT History Museum. Located in the Castro District, the museum bills itself as the “queer…

“Liquid Faith,” African Style

By KtBniks | January 7, 2010

Duncan Scrymgeour just wrote to us from Los Angeles with a fascinating addendum to Monday’s article: I read “Liquid Faith” by Mark Bergen with profound interest. I noticed similar movement…

The Fake Fire

By Samuel Thrope | July 27, 2009

Searching for an ancient faith in its modern diaspora.

The False Science

By Gordon Haber | June 2, 2009

Testing the limits of tolerance on a psychic’s new book.

"When they turn toward the ocean, I'm standing there, shoving another monk into the waves."

Pushing Monks

By Jeremy Richards | May 3, 2004

Lost at sea on a flotilla of enlightenment.

Sex, Shoes, and California Zen

By Philip Ryan | May 2, 2002

Growing pains and hanky panky at the San Francisco Zen Center.

Among the Jesus Freaks

By Charles Marsh | July 7, 2001

Sit-in, pray-in, sing-in, and be-in with the son of a preacher man and a camp of Christian acidheads.

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